Table 4
Profile of new child protection cases, by year of initiation, selected provinces and territories, 2005/2006 to 2011/2012
| Type of case characteristic | 2005/ 2006 | 2006/ 2007 | 2007/ 2008 | 2008/ 2009 | 2009/ 2010 | 2010/ 2011 | 2011/ 2012 | Change from 2005/ 2006 to 2011/ 2012 | Change from 2010/ 2011 to 2011/ 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | percent | ||||||||
| Number of new child protection cases | 16,538 | 15,623 | 14,786 | 13,640 | 13,490 | 12,819 | 12,904 | -22 | 1 |
| percent | |||||||||
| Percentage of child protection cases with single issue (no other child or family issues reported) | 57 | 56 | 51 | 46 | 47 | 42 | 42 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Percentage of cases still active in the year after case initiation | 49 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 53 | 55 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| percent | |||||||||
| Activity in the first year of the case | |||||||||
| Percentage with a disposition | 92 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 93 | 92 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| number | percent | ||||||||
| Average number of documents filed in first year | 5.8 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 9.0 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Average number of dispositions in first year | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Average weeks to first disposition (in first year) | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
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... not applicable Note: Trend data include only Nova Scotia, Ontario, British Columbia, Yukon and Nunavut and may be influenced in improvements in reporting over time. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Civil Court Survey. |
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